The beautiful is always bizarre. —Charles Baudelaire A SUI GENERIS strangeness suffuses the work of Thomas Ligotti, lingering like an ancient air—odd or archaic choices of vocabulary; prose set to an uncommon rhythm and canted cadences to keep you unsettled; a pervasive chill of nihilism; and ambiguities, awful and awesome, creeping along the caliginous corridors […]
Bodily functions rarely get the spotlight in fiction and poetry. But for some writers, they drive action and help create indelible characters. The infamous men’s room at the now-defunct music club C.B.G.B. in Manhattan.Credit…GODLIS June 26, 2023, 5:01 a.m. ET Alfred Hitchcock once told François Truffaut he wanted to make a film that would examine […]
In This Body I Wore, I’d set out to write a pre -transition literary memoir, which in my case meant capturing the lived reality of being trans and not knowing it, for fifty years. Capturing an experience is very different from explaining it. To explain it would be to impose a current understanding onto a […]
Bodily functions rarely get the spotlight in fiction and poetry. But for some writers, they drive action and help create indelible characters. The infamous men’s room at the now-defunct music club C.B.G.B. in Manhattan.Credit…GODLIS Alfred Hitchcock once told François Truffaut he wanted to make a film that would examine a city entirely through food and, […]
Photo courtesy of the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference (SBWC) By Bonnie Carroll The long awaited 50th Anniversary Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference came back bigger and better than ever, attracting a record number of participants from around the U.S., including members who have attended for over thirty years, as well as many first timers. The 2023 […]
On National Writing Day, Kimpton Fitzroy London extends an exclusive invitation to up-and-coming writers, encouraging them to apply for the prestigious House of Pankhurst creative residency. Nestled in the heart of London, this historic hotel boasts a rich literary heritage, and this year’s residency focuses on the captivating realm of poetry, paying homage to Bloomsbury’s […]
With 28 inspiring writing activities to choose from, you can help your learners spoil their mommas and express their gratitude for all that she does! From letter exchanges and poetic pieces to artier pursuits, your littles have of plenty ideas to choose from to inform how they choose to give thanks. 1. Gratitude Letter Let’s […]
If you have been fortunate, you have gotten to watch Matt Mitchell’s evolution as a poet—one that began with him producing generously. A high rate of work that was, when looked back on now with a full understanding of his catalog, building a sort of universe within which is thematic concerns and pleasures, and interests […]
Unleash the creative spirits in your classroom with our collection of haunted house-themed writing activities. Each exercise is designed to spook and stimulate the imagination whilst teaching key writing skills. So, gather your brave little authors, and venture into the world of supernatural storytelling with 17 frightfully good ideas! 1. Dreadful Dwellings: Spooky House Descriptions […]
CONNIE CONVERSE is remembered now, if at all, as a rediscovered relic of blog-era music oddity. Like Rodriguez, Donnie and Joe Emerson, Sibylle Baier, Lavender Country, or Converse’s near-contemporary and kindred spirit, Molly Drake, the cracks she slipped through became her calling card. Converse was notable for preserving a greater level of obscurity more extreme […]
